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[Golden_Shores]

It's a fantastic game.  One that makes beer consumption and cheese tray mauling much more enjoyable.

[MikeHawk]

IVE never cheese tray mauled.

[SMc55]

In the interests of free speech and freedom of expression, and considering that I post dumbass shit all over the place if I feel inclined, as long as nobody's being a dick or posting really shitty things, I don't mind this stuff.  It's not like we don't know if something's going to be silly or not.  Plus, sometimes it's funny.

That's just my opine.  :)

You're right about the free speech thing, Megan, and I usually ignore threads started by these guys becuse I know I probably won't inderstand them. The banning John Conoway thread made me angry though.

And you may not believe it, but if you continue to post in the thread ON TOPIC, these same nerds will respond in intelligent ways as well as goofy ways.  

You're right, I've often been surprised that one or other of them says something quite thought-provoking.

Yeah, but there's no need to start 1,000 different threads if they are all going to contain the same shit.

And  I agree with olwiggum as well. It's the sheer volume of incomprehensible nonsense that gets in the way of seeing threads I might find interesting.

I don't see ratsprayer's suggestion as a censure or anything, just a practical solution.

[MikeHawk]

tell me why you got angry at the bann jon thread

[Golden_Shores]

You're right about the free speech thing, Megan, and I usually ignore threads started by these guys becuse I know I probably won't inderstand them. The banning John Conoway thread made me angry though.


You're right, I've often been surprised that one or other of them says something quite thought-provoking.


And  I agree with olwiggum as well. It's the sheer volume of incomprehensible nonsense that gets in the way of seeing threads I might find interesting.

I don't see ratsprayer's suggestion as a censure or anything, just a practical solution.

This has been tried.  It's failed.  Eventually these boys will be banned.  They'll come back under different identities, but you'll figure them out after an hour or two and then they'll be banned again.  And the cycle will continue until one of the IP addresses is banned and then there's a collective throwing up of the hands and the gang all leaves.  

[Alligator Gar]

This has been tried.  It's failed.  Eventually these boys will be banned.  They'll come back under different identities, but you'll figure them out after an hour or two and then they'll be banned again.  And the cycle will continue until one of the IP addresses is banned and then there's a collective throwing up of the hands and the gang all leaves.  

Seriously, come to Michigan and share a beer with me during the game.

[Spider_Beard]

 why am i the only one who understands these people  ???

[EC]

This has been tried.  It's failed.  Eventually these boys will be banned.  They'll come back under different identities, but you'll figure them out after an hour or two and then they'll be banned again.  And the cycle will continue until one of the IP addresses is banned and then there's a collective throwing up of the hands and the gang all leaves.  

It takes a lot to get banned here.  

[LennytheTent]

why am i the only one who understands these people  ???

because they exist solely to cause trouble..i say ban them

[Golden_Shores]

It takes a lot to get banned here.  

I'm glad to hear that.  They're harmless.  They take nothing seriously HERE.  And there's your key word.  They view this place as a way to not be so serious.  If other people don't like their degree of non-seriousness, then don't interact with them.  The last time I looked in, for example, Johnconway's baby thread, they hadn't messed around in there.  

[Spider_Beard]

I'm glad to hear that.  They're harmless.  They take nothing seriously HERE.  And there's your key word.  They view this place as a way to not be so serious.  If other people don't like their degree of non-seriousness, then don't interact with them.  The last time I looked in, for example, Johnconway's baby thread, they hadn't messed around in there.  

 :-[

[Golden_Shores]

:-[

I spoke too soon...

[HorkoLad]

This thread never really "got going" :(

[corey]

They refrain from being random and elementary in other forums because it's not at all appropriate or accepted in those forums.

There's the rub. You're right, but as someone else pointed out, other threads may get overlooked by a reader in the process because the OT forum is flooded.

They're not breaking rules, but they're pushing the limits of people's patience.

I hate that I'm even bitching about this because I quite enjoy the football thread that most of these dudes are in.

So, I guess what I'm really sayin' is, back off  the post-flooding just a little bit, eh?
Just a little?

[SMc55]

I'm glad to hear that.  They're harmless.  They take nothing seriously HERE.  And there's your key word.  They view this place as a way to not be so serious.  If other people don't like their degree of non-seriousness, then don't interact with them.  The last time I looked in, for example, Johnconway's baby thread, they hadn't messed around in there.  

I agree, Golden Shores. They stop messing about if you let them know they're annoying you. And they do post some interesting stuff on the other threads. It's just that we've always been pretty open and welcoming here (I hope) and it feels uncomfortable to have so much going on from which we feel excluded. That's how it is for me anyway.

[Alligator Gar]

I agree, Golden Shores. They stop messing about if you let them know they're annoying you. And they do post some interesting stuff on the other threads. It's just that we've always been pretty open and welcoming here (I hope) and it feels uncomfortable to have so much going on from which we feel excluded. That's how it is for me anyway.

I guaruntee that there are no inside jokes, pal.

[Golden_Shores]

I agree, Golden Shores. They stop messing about if you let them know they're annoying you. And they do post some interesting stuff on the other threads. It's just that we've always been pretty open and welcoming here (I hope) and it feels uncomfortable to have so much going on from which we feel excluded. That's how it is for me anyway.

It's not about exclusion or inclusion.  It's just goofiness.  And there really are no "inside jokes".  It's hard to believe, but it's true.  Sometimes, Hork thinks of something from when he was a kid and, instead of telling some eloquent story about it, he'll just post a picture of it.  It seems dumb and random and like an inside joke, but it's just a memory.  No offense is intended and if anyone IS offended, a simple pm is all it takes to fix it.  

[waxy]

[ratsprayer]

I'm glad to hear that.  They're harmless.  They take nothing seriously HERE.  And there's your key word.  They view this place as a way to not be so serious.  If other people don't like their degree of non-seriousness, then don't interact with them.  The last time I looked in, for example, Johnconway's baby thread, they hadn't messed around in there.  

actually half did mess around in john's baby thread, but it was discretely deleted.  

[FarmerYoda]

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